Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Win 107th: Will Go For Gold Against China (Photos)
Posted on August 18, 2008
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win against Brazil’s Renata Ribeiro and Talita Antunes, in their 107th straight win! It’s official, Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh will go against China for the gold!
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Another win for Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh, against Brazil’s Ribeiro and Antunes. This is their 107th straight win. Next they will play China! First match 21 to 12 and second match 21 to 14. Great game!
Two days from now Treanor and Walsh go up against China to play for the gold!
Defending Olympic champions Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor of the United States will play for another gold medal after advancing to the beach volleyball championship game with a straight-sets victory over Brazil.
The Americans beat Renata and Talita 21-12, 21-14 for their 107th consecutive victory on Tuesday, clinching at least a silver medal. The United States has now reached the podium in all four Olympic tournaments since beach volleyball was added to the games in 1996.
Walsh and May-Treanor will play the winner of the other semifinal between a pair of Chinese teams: Top-seeded Tian Jia and Wang Jie or Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.
Defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh waltzed into the semi-finals of the Olympic beach volleyball on Sunday by beating the Brazilians.
May-Treanor and Walsh, triple world champions, have not lost a match in almost a year and have still never lost a set at the Olympics since they first appeared in Athens four years ago.
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, going on eight years now, and ready for some time off to start their families.
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Another sort of metal isn’t availible!!